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In my continuing research for Revolutionary War soldiers in my family tree, I have found two ancestors who are listed as Revolutionary War Patriots. I am descended from Charles Dillehay, born ca 1717 died after 1784, married to Elizabeth or Eliza through his son Arthur Dillehay, b. 13 July 1741. Arthur married Sarah and my […]

L.B. Pilkerton, enlisted 15 Nov 1861, in Bowling Green, KY, in Co H, 18th Regiment of Tennessee Infantry, for a period of 6 1/3 months. This was listed on the first card of his service record, along with “absent” and “detached to Capt. Porter’s Artillery”. L.B. Pilkerton had only one card for his service in Capt […]

For almost 2 years now I have been researching my own family lines for Civil War soldiers. So far, I have found one Union soldier, three Confederate soldiers who fought and lived, one Confederate soldier who died a prisoner of war in Ohio, one Confederate soldier who fought, was imprisoned, then re-enlisted as a Union […]

It could have taken up to six months for me to get it, but it didn’t! Last week while I was away, I received the full pension file–Civil War–of Silas James Lankford! And, it is CHOCK FULL of information. Over the next few days, I will detail the info given in this pension file. It […]